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Hurley Elementary

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Hurley Elementary ranks 1169 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hurley Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving 574 students in the Visalia Unified School District, consistently earning top ratings for its strong academic results and exceptional student attendance.

Academically, Hurley stands out in the area, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages. For example, its math scores are nearly double the district average and far outpace nearby schools like Royal Oaks Elementary and Veva Blunt Elementary. The school also boasts an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9%, which is less than half the rate of the district and many surrounding schools, indicating a strong, engaged school community. This success is achieved cost-effectively, with per-student spending lower than some lower-performing schools in the district.

Hurley has shown remarkable improvement since the pandemic, dramatically reducing absenteeism and boosting test scores across all student groups. While schools in the same neighborhood show wide variations in performance—from top performers like Oak Grove Elementary to struggling schools like Houston Elementary—Hurley consistently delivers high-quality education. The school's ability to achieve these results with a diverse student population makes it a standout for its effective educational practices and positive school culture.

574

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,845

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 West Hurley Ave.
Visalia, CA 93291-8812

(559) 730-7905

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Green Acres Middle
High:	Redwood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

White:

23.2%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2025) from a 61st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,169^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	1169 of 5857	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1481 of 5869	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	2006 of 5859	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2266 of 5883	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	893 of 5789	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	1015 of 5662	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	956 of 5692	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	881 of 5614	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	976 of 5611	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	88.7	548 of 5530	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	917 of 5390	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	1232 of 5377	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	1322 of 5314	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	1306 of 5193	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.0	1768 of 5113	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.0	2269 of 5113	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	1951 of 4818	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	1745 of 4822	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.8	1238 of 4809	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	1074 of 5597	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	1344 of 5612	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	2100 of 5609	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2356 of 5635	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	1077 of 5492	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	1000 of 5413	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	678 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1106 of 5107	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	1589 of 5087	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1862 of 5084	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.9	339 of 4963	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	326 of 4830	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	1187 of 5460	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	1459 of 5517	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.2	2553 of 5363	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2302 of 5264	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	441 of 5173	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	742 of 5084	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	1263 of 5628	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	1573 of 5643	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	1755 of 5638	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1997 of 5663	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	777 of 5510	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	1034 of 5431	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	462 of 718	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	704 of 2635	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	1303 of 2420	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	298 of 2598	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	709 of 2651	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	913 of 2661	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1327 of 2726	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	458 of 2834	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	685 of 2737	75.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by Suzi :) (a parent)
Monday, January 23, 2017

Amazing!

by a parent
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Unlike higher ranked elementary schools in Visalia (Royal Oaks, Oak Grove),
Hurley offers no motivational incentives for students regarding academic achievements. There are no honor roll, character, or other awards ceremonies.
(There are awards for fund raising)
As a result, Hurley academic achievement levels continue to steadily decline.
Considering most of the children derive from dual educated parents, and reside with both parents- makes these results are even more dramatic.
Most of the teachers are excellent. However,class sizes are larger than like schools in district, which seriously limits teacher's capabilities.
There is no program for GATE identified students. They are not challenged, but instead are required to assist "distracted/ misbehaving" classmates. This may be somewhat attributed to No Child Left Behind. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hurley Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 West Hurley Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7905	574	24	23.4	48.8%	133 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	321 (55.9%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.0%)	79.7	1169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		72.4	1481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	312	44.7		44.7	62.0	70.9	63.5	55.6			63.0	66.2	66.3	51.8	48.9			57.8	96.1			97.4	97.4	$17,845	$2,441	$15,404
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-6	310 North Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	506	26	19.8	77.1%	65 (12.8%)	9 (1.8%)	394 (77.9%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	36	3496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		34.2	3597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	101	20.6		20.6	24.6	32.7	41.9	57.8			40.4	23.2	14.6	19.4	45.8			26.9	95.5	97.0	97.0		95.5	$18,526	$2,500	$16,026
Denton Elementary	Public	K-6	2231 North Denton	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8050	648	31	21.0	35.8%	207 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	369 (56.9%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	87.1	819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.8	824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	5	53.9		53.9	65.8	64.9	75.0	72.6			69.9	64.6	63.6	67.4	53.6			62.4						$16,826	$2,332	$14,494
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 West Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	756	29	25.8	32.5%	227 (30.0%)	4 (0.5%)	378 (50.0%)	94 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	88.9	719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.3	848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	129	55.3	63.5	57.8	66.7	68.8	76.3	70.7	80.7	71.2	72.3	57.8	73.1	71.1	61.3	64.5	59.6	65.4						$17,894	$2,474	$15,420
Veva Blunt Elementary	Public	K-6	1119 South Chinowth Rd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7793	596	30	19.7	78.5%	75 (12.6%)	11 (1.8%)	452 (75.8%)	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	30.4	3932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		21.8	4689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	757	15.8		15.8	52.9	40.0	25.6	29.2			36.7	41.2	30.9	9.3	21.9			25.5	94.1					$16,649	$2,476	$14,173
Manuel F. Hernandez	Public	K-6	2133 North Leila St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3199	707	30	23.7	59.0%	120 (17.0%)	13 (1.8%)	492 (69.6%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	58.8	2128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.5	2048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	80	34.4		34.4	55.3	63.2	47.2	49.2			53.5	52.9	48.4	34.1	31.2			40.8	95.8			96.8		$17,986	$2,437	$15,549
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	413	21	19.3	76.3%	67 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (76.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	33.4	3689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		30	3927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	238	17.5		17.5	44.4	23.7	33.3	57.8			39.8	37.8	11.9	17.2	34.4			24.6	94.3		98.1	96.2		$19,577	$4,667	$14,910
Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	537	22	24.5	68.3%	118 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	373 (69.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	63.7	1893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.4	1854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	39	27.3		27.3	47.1	54.1	44.6	61.1			52.6	54.3	48.8	40.9	52.8			49.5						$17,851	$2,459	$15,392
Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7754	594	28	21.3	78.3%	83 (14.0%)	18 (3.0%)	451 (75.9%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	35	3580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		28.6	4060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	480	16.9		16.9	48.3	33.3	31.2	33.8			37.3	47.2	31.8	14.3	31.1			31.7						$17,544	$2,500	$15,044
Shannon Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3637 North Ranch St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3258	609	26	23.1	49.1%	128 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (64.0%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.7%)	82.5	1044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.3	984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	60	45.5		45.5	78.5	63.9	78.8	61.4			70.8	82.3	49.4	50.5	53.4			58.2						$17,357	$2,415	$14,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hurley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle
High : Redwood High

How many students attend Hurley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Hurley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hurley Elementary?

Students at Hurley Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

Is Hurley Elementary a good school?

Hurley Elementary ranks 1169^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hurley Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

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